Dhaka Digest
Dhaka Digest
Dhaka Digest Travel Desk
Updated Tuesday 22 September 2026 · 5 min read
Ancient Buddhist monasteries in the morning, Cumilla's famous sweets at lunch, and the highway back before dark.
Trip at a glance
~100 km
From Dhaka
~2.5 hours
By road
Nov – Feb
Best season
1 day
Trip length
The ruins at Shalban Vihara are the highlight — a large square monastery with rows of monks' cells around a central shrine — and the site museum next door holds finds from across the Mainamati ridge.
No trip to Cumilla is complete without rosh malai. Buy a box to take home, and ask the shop to pack it with ice for the drive back.
